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High Wind Warning 44, NWS Great Falls, MT

November 22, 2012

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Nov 22, 2012, 7:27 PM MST. It took effect at Nov 23, 2012, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 17 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 22, 2012, 7:27 PM MST (02:27 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 23, 2012, 12:00 PM MST
Expired
Nov 24, 2012, 5:00 AM MST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Great Falls, MT

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

988 
WWUS75 KTFX 230227
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
727 PM MST THU NOV 22 2012

MTZ009-048-231300-
/O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0037.121123T1900Z-121124T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0044.121123T1900Z-121124T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS
727 PM MST THU NOV 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 5 AM MST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 5 AM MST
SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THIS WARNING. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
  BECOMING STRONG AND GUSTY BY EARLY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE THEY BEGIN TO DIMINISH
  SATURDAY MORNING. HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING
  CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED. LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FAVORED
  CANYONS AND PASSES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW IN THE
  MOUNTAINS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL
  LIKELY BE REDUCED THROUGH MARIAS PASS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BROWNING AND MARIAS PASS.

* TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE
  VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
901 
WWUS75 KTFX 231116
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
416 AM MST FRI NOV 23 2012

MTZ009-048-232300-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0044.121123T1900Z-121124T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS
416 AM MST FRI NOV 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM
MST SATURDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM MST
SATURDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...
  BECOMING STRONG AND GUSTY BY EARLY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS
  WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING. HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT
  DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 
  FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW IN THE 
  MOUNTAINS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES 
  WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED THROUGH MARIAS PASS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BROWNING...MARIAS PASS.

* TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE 
  VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$
560 
WWUS75 KTFX 232136
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
236 PM MST FRI NOV 23 2012

MTZ009-048-241200-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-121124T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS
236 PM MST FRI NOV 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE ROCKY
  MOUNTAIN FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH AFTER
  MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING. HIGH WINDS WILL
  CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 
  FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW IN THE 
  MOUNTAINS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES 
  WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED THROUGH MARIAS PASS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BROWNING AND MARIAS PASS.

* TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT:
  WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$
822 
WWUS75 KTFX 241145
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
445 AM MST SAT NOV 24 2012

MTZ009-048-241245-
/O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-121124T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS
445 AM MST SAT NOV 24 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING.

THE STRONG WINDS FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT ARE BEGINNING TO
DECREASE IN INTENSITY OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT.
THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT
5 AM THIS MORNING.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.